APPCOR10920

• Permit No: C1981047
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 12/16/1976
• Doc Name: SUNFLOWER ENERGY 110 APPLICATION
• From: MLR STAFF
• To: FILE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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GILBERT F. RINDAHL, P.E.
DIRECTOR
M E M O R.A N D U M
T0: Mined Land Reclamation Board ~ r 4, ~~ ,y.!/~~~;f w-
FROM: Mined Land Reclamation Staff - ~~ - " 6~r~-
DATE: December 16, 1976
RE: SUNFLOWER ENERGY - 110 Application
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The following is an outline of the 1].0 application to be presented for
your considerationat the December Board meeting.
Operator's Name•
Owners of Surface & Minerals
Adjacent Landowners:
Local Government Approval:
Size of Affected Land:
General Location:
Type of Pline:
Site Description:
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,STATE OF COLCr?A00
RICH ORD D. 1.4M~'r rnrv
DEPARTMENT OF Nl17 URA( RESOURCES
Harris D. Sherman, Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATION
615 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street
Denver. Colorado 30203 Tel. [phone]
f;unflower Energy
lI.S. Steel
li,S,A., U, S. Steel, Private
There is no zoning in unincorporated
~Ireas of Delta County. No approvals
needed.
<:.5 acres
About six miles N.E. of Paonia and three
miles north of Highway
underground Coal
E.esthetics: generally secluded except for
one cabin about '~ mile from site.
Topography: the faceup is located on an
alluvial bench at the base of a long,
steep slope. The road traverses a
steep slope.
\~egetation and Soils: The faceup has a
shallow (7") loamy soil covered by dense
oakbrush. Most of the road is similar
except the south end is dry, rocky, and
covered with sparse shrubs and trees.
(:Iimate: mountainous, semi-humid (IS" to
18" precip,), cool.
Existing Disturbances; virtually none.